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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

3,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.25/cwt ≈ $1,817/hd at 660 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $297.05/cwt +28.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 525 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.02/cwt +12.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 421 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,343 1,741 2,559
Feeder cattle 2,633 1,463 1,850
Slaughter cattle 370 198 543
Replacement cattle 340 80 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 27 254.00 $254.00 $1,595 —
660 value added 660 80 275.25 $275.25 $1,817 —
772 772 23 239.00 $239.00 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 350.00 $350.00 $928 +17.48
300–345 322 20 310.00–340.00 $323.23 $1,041 +10.31
370–395 383 6 290.00–325.00 $305.50 $1,170 +0.12
400–430 415 5 272.00–320.00 $296.51 $1,231 +10.93
460–485 474 16 267.00–292.00 $273.94 $1,298 -6.75
505–545 515 23 244.00–272.00 $257.35 $1,325 -10.09
555–595 569 27 244.00–265.00 $256.24 $1,458 +4.47
605–645 618 12 230.00–245.00 $236.46 $1,461 -5.85
655–695 674 12 215.00–240.00 $223.84 $1,509 -12.65
735 735 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,536 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 10 350.00–365.00 $357.53 $1,191 +19.53
350–385 371 10 310.00–340.00 $324.99 $1,206 +8.99
405–420 411 4 315.00–325.00 $319.22 $1,312 +15.22
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 +53.00
505–520 511 8 252.00–256.00 $254.47 $1,300 -13.90
527 value added 527 49 304.00 $304.00 $1,602 —
600–630 624 20 242.00–260.00 $246.05 $1,535 -5.07
681 value added 681 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,754 —
700 value added 700 2 252.00–255.00 $253.50 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 10 295.00–320.00 $300.68 $992 +8.22
360–395 381 7 282.00–310.00 $294.69 $1,123 +12.05
400–430 418 6 277.00–295.00 $283.61 $1,185 +17.38
455–475 466 9 265.00–282.00 $271.45 $1,265 +9.10
505–535 528 8 236.00–260.00 $251.71 $1,329 -1.82
588 588 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,417 —
625–645 641 6 225.00–232.00 $226.33 $1,451 +0.38
680 680 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 235 3 280.00–282.00 $281.30 $661 —
290 290 4 266.00–270.00 $269.00 $780 -13.86
315–345 328 19 262.00–287.50 $277.74 $911 +17.44
351–390 372 34 240.00–275.00 $261.19 $972 +14.50
400–445 421 55 235.00–277.00 $252.02 $1,061 +12.88
450–495 478 31 230.00–255.00 $241.69 $1,155 +14.12
500–545 520 55 214.00–242.50 $228.22 $1,187 -1.28
560–595 573 40 215.00–230.00 $223.65 $1,282 -0.96
610–645 627 12 200.00–217.50 $211.85 $1,328 -6.40
660–690 676 5 185.00–205.00 $195.99 $1,325 -9.49
715 715 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,344 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 285.00 $285.00 $826 —
300–345 325 11 240.00–275.00 $250.26 $813 +18.07
390–395 392 26 225.00–260.00 $231.58 $908 -1.23
410–440 425 11 220.00–250.00 $231.83 $985 -1.77
465–490 472 43 215.00–240.00 $222.23 $1,049 -0.47
505–545 526 17 210.00–230.00 $217.22 $1,143 -6.11
555–595 581 9 192.00–220.00 $201.53 $1,171 -9.27
605–645 621 9 180.00–190.00 $187.30 $1,163 -24.59
690 690 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,242 -17.00
710 710 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 4 288.00–340.00 $318.95 $679 —
310–345 324 9 277.00–290.00 $284.24 $921 +11.41
350–390 368 12 272.00–305.00 $286.70 $1,055 +23.49
405–430 418 16 246.00–285.00 $266.55 $1,114 +19.28
450–495 478 16 240.00–265.00 $255.72 $1,222 +14.41
500–531 519 11 245.00–255.00 $247.05 $1,282 +6.08
555–595 573 17 224.00–242.50 $235.11 $1,347 +3.01
605–640 618 8 208.00–230.00 $222.76 $1,377 -2.91
660 fancy 660 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,531 +5.34
650–695 680 5 220.00–225.00 $223.06 $1,517 -1.94
700 fancy 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 —
710–740 732 10 192.00–210.00 $196.43 $1,438 -8.57
770 770 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,509 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 216 5 302.00–355.00 $316.42 $683 —
255–275 266 5 330.00–350.00 $339.15 $902 +26.53
305–340 327 18 315.00–330.00 $321.17 $1,050 +13.96
355–390 378 16 296.00–320.00 $307.87 $1,164 +6.35
401–445 426 44 262.50–290.00 $276.85 $1,179 +1.70
455–495 473 46 254.00–280.00 $266.38 $1,260 +6.88
500–545 522 38 238.00–256.00 $250.18 $1,306 +3.21
550–590 570 35 222.00–251.00 $239.93 $1,368 +7.32
600–645 621 16 209.00–238.00 $229.07 $1,423 +8.25
655–685 674 10 204.00–226.00 $217.45 $1,466 +5.12
705–745 735 12 198.00–205.00 $200.67 $1,475 +0.39
755–775 766 5 193.00–197.00 $194.78 $1,492 +5.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 330.00 $330.00 $808 +30.00
260–285 275 5 315.00–325.00 $317.93 $874 —
305–345 331 9 305.00–320.00 $312.70 $1,035 +18.71
365–395 378 8 285.00–300.00 $294.74 $1,114 +6.51
410–440 425 21 250.00–280.00 $271.01 $1,152 +11.06
465–485 477 19 240.00–265.00 $253.95 $1,211 +8.86
500–540 518 17 220.00–245.00 $238.33 $1,235 +6.85
550–590 571 19 215.00–237.00 $220.61 $1,260 -2.21
615–640 633 11 207.00–220.00 $209.56 $1,327 -4.44
655–680 667 12 195.00–215.00 $200.38 $1,337 +0.38
795 795 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 fancy 258 2 365.00 $365.00 $942 —
270–290 278 4 314.00–345.00 $324.08 $901 -0.18
315–345 326 4 300.00–340.00 $320.00 $1,043 -14.92
350–390 363 9 310.00–335.00 $325.89 $1,183 +22.00
410–430 422 6 276.00–315.00 $299.42 $1,264 +13.57
450–475 456 4 285.00–290.00 $287.47 $1,311 +25.28
555 555 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,310 -3.01
625–630 628 2 216.00–220.00 $217.99 $1,369 -13.86
655–685 665 5 213.00–230.00 $217.99 $1,450 -4.92
700–735 718 2 213.00–220.00 $216.41 $1,554 —
760–780 770 2 202.00–204.00 $202.99 $1,563 -2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1100 961 85-90% 48 90.00–108.00 $99.02 $952 —
755–1320 1080 85-90% 44 105.00–125.00 $111.60 $1,205 +9.11
790–1300 1092 85-90% 38 98.00–122.00 $110.86 $1,211 +8.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1505 1190 80-85% 46 110.00–116.00 $112.65 $1,341 -1.84
910–1445 1201 80-85% 46 116.00–128.00 $120.12 $1,443 -6.69
1190–1345 1258 80-85% 11 125.00–131.00 $128.48 $1,616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,747 +6.37
1385–1415 1403 75-80% 4 111.00–115.00 $112.49 $1,578 -0.10
1240–1775 1482 75-80% 21 115.00–126.00 $119.19 $1,766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1785 1594 11 145.00–156.00 $149.58 $2,384 —
1285–1985 1616 14 132.00–148.00 $140.24 $2,266 —
1105–2040 1704 4 160.00–168.00 $162.58 $2,770 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 940.00–1,030.00 $982.35
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,125.00–1,325.00 $1,245.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 1,400.00–2,100.00 $1,704.78
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,750.00–2,450.00 $2,177.27
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,750.00–2,750.00 $2,301.39
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,650.00 $2,650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,700.00 $1,518.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 1,760.00–2,400.00 $2,186.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–1,125.00 $975.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,285.00–1,395.00 $1,312.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 925.00–1,325.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,750.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,401.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,975.00–2,650.00 $2,465.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 2,175.00–2,550.00 $2,418.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,550.00–2,950.00 $2,482.14 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,200.00–3,275.00 $3,256.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,800.00–2,075.00 $1,922.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,700.00–2,400.00 $1,895.83 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.